Copies of The Fosterian and the LDSOGA Magazine
Additional: Lord Digbys Magazine 1957
These are Adobe Acrobat pdf files which should open on any computer and are up to about 10 Mbytes in size. Thanks to Keith Dodge (1964-70), Steve Knobbs (1976-81), Brian Hillman (1968-75) and others for the help in scanning these in and preparing them for the website. Also many thanks to Steve Page (1963-70), John Jameson (1951-56), Phil Widdowson (1966-73), Brian Partridge (1948-55), Bruce Longstaff (1955-61), the late Ken House, Barbara Elsmore (of the Sherborne Museum) and others who have posted in copies of the magazine to be scanned in, some from very far away (e.g. Tasmania).
July 2021 – Due to the generosity of the Gibling family (who donated the collection of David Gibling, ex pupil and son of master and headmaster Robert Gibling 1909-1947) we have recently been able to complete the collection of all the separate magazines from 1932 to 1948.
Wanted – 1908 to 1932 – most likely now only available in Sherborne museum.
Fosterian Magazine – July 1932
Fosterian Magazine – December 1932
Fosterian Magazine – April 1933
Fosterian Magazine – December 1933
Fosterian Magazine – April 1934
Fosterian Magazine – July 1934
Fosterian Magazine – April 1935
Fosterian Magazine – July 1935
Fosterian Magazine – December 1935
Fosterian Magazine – April 1936
Fosterian Magazine – July 1936
Fosterian Magazine – December 1936
Fosterian Magazine – July 1937
Fosterian Magazine – December 1937
Fosterian Magazine – April 1938
Fosterian Magazine – April 1939
Fosterian Magazine – December 1939
Fosterian Magazine – April 1940
Fosterian Magazine – July 1940
Fosterian Magazine – December 1940
Fosterian Magazine – April 1941
Fosterian Magazine – July 1941
Fosterian Magazine – December 1941
Fosterian Magazine – Christmas 1941
Fosterian Magazine – April 1942
During some of WWII, no covers were on the magazines due to shortages
Fosterian Magazine – Summer 1942
Fosterian Magazine – Christmas 1942
Fosterian Magazine – Easter 1943
Fosterian Magazine – Summer 1943
Fosterian Magazine – Christmas 1943
Fosterian Magazine – Easter 1944
Fosterian Magazine – Summer 1944
Fosterian Magazine – Christmas 1944
Fosterian Magazine – Easter 1945
Fosterian Magazine – Summer 1945
Fosterian Magazine – Christmas 1945
Fosterian Magazine – Easter 1946
Fosterian Magazine – Summer 1946
Fosterian Magazine – Christmas 1946
Fosterian Magazine 1947 Easter
Fosterian Magazine – Summer 1947
Fosterian Magazine – Christmas 1947
Fosterian Magazine – Easter 1948
Fosterian Magazine – Summer 1948
Fosterian Magazine 1948 Christmas
Fosterian Magazine 1949 Spring
Fosterian Magazine 1949 Summer
Fosterian Magazine 1949 Christmas
Fosterian Magazine 1950 Easter
Fosterian Magazine 1950 Summer
Fosterian Magazine 1950 Christmas
Fosterian Magazine 1951 Easter
Fosterian Magazine 1951 Summer
Fosterian Magazine 1951 – Christmas
Fosterian Magazine 1952 – Easter
Fosterian Magazine 1952 – Summer
Fosterian Magazine 1952 – Christmas
Fosterian Magazine 1953 – Easter
Fosterian Magazine 1953 – Summer
Fosterian Magazine 1953 – Christmas
Fosterian Magazine 1954 Easter
Fosterian Magazine 1954 – Summer
Fosterian Magazine 1954 – Christmas
Fosterian Magazine 1955 Easter
Fosterian Magazine 1955 – Summer
Fosterian Magazine 1955 – Christmas
Fosterian Magazine 1956 – Easter
Fosterian Magazine 1956 – Summer
At this point the magazine became an annual publication.
Wanted – Fosterian Magazine -1964
Wanted – Fosterian Magazine – 1975
Wanted – Fosterian Magazine – 1984
There was no magazine in 1997
There was no magazine in 2009
As you can see there are some gaps so if anyone has any missing magazines, please send them to me and I will scan them in and return them to you or if you can scan them yourself send me the files and I’ll upload them (jeffjenkins1@me.com).
I would like to say “hello” to Brian Partridge and Peter Perry.Early 1950.s I just happen to
Open the cite of Foster,s Grammar and Lord Digby Grammar school for girls when I noted
Your name Brian. Please text me. Arnold.
Arnold. I saw your entry in Spring 2013 magazine. i believe that I invited you to my home to see the coronation of the Queen on TV. I remember your name as Rakowski. I also met Peter Perry in NZ and when he lived again in Sherborne, but he’s now back in NZ. Hoping this reply enables further contact.
Brian
I am somewhat surprised that we have gaps in the years published of the magazine. The school library had bound copies of them all. I wonder where they went along with all the other books. I dread to think. I remember we had all of MacMillan’s autobiography [5 or 6 volumes] which no one ever read and a wonderful French/English slang dictionary full of smut [in the reference section, of course] which was used almost daily.
Somewhere I have all the Fosterians from 1971 so will start hunting.
Will Green
The bound copies are still about but they’re hard to scan in without damaging the binding. I have inquired about getting them scanned professionally which would not damage them but it’s very expensive. Last quote I got was about £600!